Editor’s Note: The results of Operation Stork Speed may prove useful not because it revealed a poisoned formula supply, but because it tested an alarming claim against evidence. The result was not a scandal. It was a reminder that oversight matters, trace contaminants exist across the food system, and public health leaders should be as willing to reassure parents as they are to frighten them.
May 4, 2026
Lakeview Hospital has added a new state-of-the-art DEXA Scanner to its diagnostic Radiology Department offerings, available for evaluating bone health, metabolic status, and body composition. The new technology provides bone density and body composition in one fast, precise scan.
May 4, 2026
LCMC Health announced that three of its hospitals, East Jefferson General Hospital, Touro, and West Jefferson Medical Center, have been recognized by national publications for excellence in maternity care.
April 29, 2026
The Health Secretary, the War Budget, and the Louisiana Doctor Who Kept Fact-Checking
By Dianne Marie Normand Hartley
April 27, 2026
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed one case of measles in a pediatric resident of Region 1 (comprised of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes). The patient was exposed to measles during international travel.
The individual who tested positive is in isolation and is receiving treatment at a Region 1 hospital. This patient was partially vaccinated. To protect patient confidentiality, no further information about the patient will be released.
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